Issue 35, 2021

Engineering defects in 2D g-C3N4 for wideband, efficient electromagnetic absorption at elevated temperature

Abstract

Metal-free 2D nanomaterials such as graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets have attracted enormous attention due to their ultralow mass density, excellent chemical stability, high specific surface area, unique electronic structure and permittivity. However, the electromagnetic (EM) wave absorption performance of g-C3N4 cannot satisfy the requirements for addressing the ever-increasing occurrence of EM pollution. Herein, we demonstrate that the creation of pores in g-C3N4 nanosheets, combined with subsequent doping with phosphorus (P) and sulphur (S) atoms, give rise to a continuous frequency dispersive behaviour along with an enhanced conductive loss capability. As a result, the S/P-doped nanoporous g-C3N4 exhibit an efficient EM absorption over a wide frequency region (e.g., 6.0 GHz of >90% of absorption effectiveness at a sample thickness of 1.8 mm) at elevated temperatures (e.g., >4.0 GHz of >90% of absorption effectiveness at a thickness of 1.2 mm at 150 °C). Overall, our results reported in this work unmask new principles by which metal-free 2D nanomaterials can be modified to enable a significant enhancement in their EM absorption performance.

Graphical abstract: Engineering defects in 2D g-C3N4 for wideband, efficient electromagnetic absorption at elevated temperature

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 apr 2021
Accepted
13 maj 2021
First published
13 maj 2021

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021,9, 19710-19718

Engineering defects in 2D g-C3N4 for wideband, efficient electromagnetic absorption at elevated temperature

H. Lv, X. Zhou, G. Wu, U. I. Kara and X. Wang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 19710 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA02785A

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